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we've got to protect the environment. the economists make some good points. we need safer energy. [announcer:] who's right? they all are. visit powerincooperation.com. or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business, it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $6.4 billion in new credit to small businesses across the country last year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> okay. as we head towards the close, we have 45 minutes left on the closing day. let's do a quick market stat check. stocks with the broadest rally of the year today lead by materials, industrials, and energy. the s&p 500 materials index has jumped nearly 3% so far today. let's zoom in on the materials themselves. the stocks are notching the biggest gains. freeport-mcmoran. the industrial average has been making its way down to the 13,000 level where it ended the week last thursday. the dow is up 166, 167 points to 972 for the biggest ga
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how do you want to be invested then in that environment if we are just going back and forth? what's your view? >> sure. i would own stocks that look like bonds. what i mean by that are -- stocks that have strong, stable eps growth trends. more importantly, strong dividend growth trends. that also own bonds that look like stocks which -- in our vernacular means high yield. i also think that there's room even here with the market at 1400, there's room for certain cheap secular growers. companies specific stories and in my opinion these are names like -- qualcomm, emc and apple that have a company's specific story we think can power through regardless of what is going on in macro. >> kevin, let me get your take on the same question. how do you want to be exposed? you think the u.s. is holding up pretty welcome paired to the rest of the world. >> i definitely do. when i look around the world we take in a lot of data points from everywhere. what we are see sing that europe led demand down -- that's affecting economies around the world. including the nonchinese producing economies
how do you want to be invested then in that environment if we are just going back and forth? what's your view? >> sure. i would own stocks that look like bonds. what i mean by that are -- stocks that have strong, stable eps growth trends. more importantly, strong dividend growth trends. that also own bonds that look like stocks which -- in our vernacular means high yield. i also think that there's room even here with the market at 1400, there's room for certain cheap secular growers....
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technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. >>> time for the final trade. scott nations. >> crude oil down 2%. no love for equities. buy put spreads. >> like microsoft. look for windows 8 to explode in the tablet market. >> is this michael jackson? wlk. >> cov. >> dan? >> consider stock replacement in the banks. >> you're so smart. i'm melissa lee. thanks for watching. >> you get him? >> that's rg something.
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. >> where should we be putting our money that is actually safe in this environment? before you say treasuries, someone here says you could make a lot more with similar risks. we're going to check it out. >> as oil prices continue to plummet, gas prices only inch lower. why is that? that's what i'm asking asking. why falling energy prices isn't all good news here. >> as we head to the break, take a look at the major commodities and how the market there is trading. we'll be right back. you're watching cnbc, first in business worldwide. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and then treats day after day... well, shoot, that's like checking on your burgers after they're burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequent heartburn by blocking the acid with prilosec otc. and don't get h
. >> where should we be putting our money that is actually safe in this environment? before you say treasuries, someone here says you could make a lot more with similar risks. we're going to check it out. >> as oil prices continue to plummet, gas prices only inch lower. why is that? that's what i'm asking asking. why falling energy prices isn't all good news here. >> as we head to the break, take a look at the major commodities and how the market there is trading. we'll be...
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. >>> how should you be investing in this environment? very savvy investors joining us, kkr's henry mcveigh, omega advisory chairman ceo lee cooperman give us their insights starting at 4 p.m. eastern time. watching cnbc first in business worldwide from the heart of the financial world on the new york stock exchange. we were just driving along,er comin' back from the lake,ng. and all of a sudden, ka-plam. it blindsided us. what is it? our college savings account. how do you think it happened? not sure. i think something we bought a while ago turned out to be something else, annnnnd, i remember a lot of other stuff in there had the word "aggressive" in it. is everyone okay? well, now, yeah. who knows later. ♪ today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of am
. >>> how should you be investing in this environment? very savvy investors joining us, kkr's henry mcveigh, omega advisory chairman ceo lee cooperman give us their insights starting at 4 p.m. eastern time. watching cnbc first in business worldwide from the heart of the financial world on the new york stock exchange. we were just driving along,er comin' back from the lake,ng. and all of a sudden, ka-plam. it blindsided us. what is it? our college savings account. how do you think it...
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and i don't think will be a positive for a market environment going forward. if the market were to move forward i think it's post the election results as we've seen. but to your point we've gotten out of the box here pretty fast. up some almost 30% from the low we saw in october. so it wouldn't be surprising here to see some pause. but maybe as we get into the early summer months we could grind higher. i think the focus will soon turn to that debate. >> it's fascinating, isn't it, when you look back at the history of presidents. he scores very badly, obama scores very badly on growth. but actually on moves in the market, he scores extraordinarily well for all the reasons that we know. a lot of that has to do with qe. bank of america is saying to people, look, we think that the fundament ams are very good for american stocks. but don't buy now. stay neutral. because of the tax war that we could hit at the end of the year. what do you make of that, jim? >> i do think that's one of the biggest challenges we face. the debate around tax reform. all of the stimulus
and i don't think will be a positive for a market environment going forward. if the market were to move forward i think it's post the election results as we've seen. but to your point we've gotten out of the box here pretty fast. up some almost 30% from the low we saw in october. so it wouldn't be surprising here to see some pause. but maybe as we get into the early summer months we could grind higher. i think the focus will soon turn to that debate. >> it's fascinating, isn't it, when...
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bottom line, mark, in that kind of environment, perhaps the not so normal environment, what do you do to make some money right now? >> well, we carried over from 2011, mandy, the theme of dividend-paying stocks. valuations remain undemanding in the marketplace. i think that goes without saying. but that said, we suggested rotating out of those classic yield-oriented sectors like consumer staples, telecommunications and utilities into areas like energy, technology and health care and financials as a special situation not for dividend but rather prospects of some normalization brought into a sector bond out. as a consequence not only yield but more procyclical stance of those sectors have rewarded investors so far this year on the back of obviously rising equity prices. >> i have to leave it there. have a great weekend. thanks for joining us. in the meantime some people think this market is being fuelled by a lot of speculation. herb is here to explain why that might not be so far off the mark, herb. >> mandy, when i saw these numbers, i just shook my head. look, take a look at fossil.
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okay, so you mean you just ignore the environment. actually, it's cleaner. and, it provides jobs. and it helps our economy. okay, i'm listening. [announcer] at conoco phillips we're helping power america's economy with cleaner affordable natural gas... more jobs, less emissions, a good answer for everyone. so, by reducing the impact of production... and protecting our land and water... i might get a job once we graduate. >>> lawyers told the jury they should anticipate having alan stanford testify. no obligation to testify. they decided their defense case is strong enough, they will go ahead to closing arguments in the $7 billion ponzi trial. again, alan stanford will not testify in his own defense. maria? >> scott, thanks so much. we will come back to you as the news develops there meanwhile, oil prices took a breather today after the big rally that we have seen in oil. light sweet crude oil falling $1 a barrel tonight to set at $108.56 a barrel. investors are taking some profits and expressing renewed concerns about the european debt crisis. despite the pull back in oil, prices
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nbc will bring all week stories about the environment. one woman is trying to pass along her excitement over recycling in a book. >> inside a water factory, high on health -- >> when she visits schools, she reads from her book about a water bottle that wants to be recycled and become a rocket ship. >> will we be recycled? >> the goal is to teach children about recycling before they develop bad habits. >> getting kids to start early habits and and it's a no- brainer. >> the idea exploded into something more than a book. she created activity and a curriculum for schools for children interested in the environment. the school adopt a program that teaches children about the environment. >> teaching children to care for the earth and irresponsible. >> it is a responsibility second graders are taking seriously. >> it definitely will help you understand it is important to recycle. >> recycling is a schoolwide project. dumping it into larger recycling bins located on school property. >> we need to surround the children with adults at home and at s
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or what happens to the model in a slowly increasing environment? >> good question. what we find is at the beginning of the tightening of the fed, find the low interest rate. that is no problem for the market. the problem comes at the end of the cycle. so i can see the fed abandoning. i personally believe they will not be able to hold rates extraordinarily low until the end of 2014. i think they will abandon it, but i don't think that's going to harm the market. because a stronger economy, greater growth and profits will overwhelm rates. >> given doubled in march of '09. effectively three years. what's the risk reface here? and is there potential downside in the market? when i say downside, 15 to 20%? . >> i think again, and i think the ecb essentially put that off. a lehman type event in europe that rolls over into the u.s. i mean, that is e the big fear. that sparked the biggest bear market in 70 years in 2008. and it's not out of the question. we know that they're moving towards a solution. and i personally think the ecb will provide the liquidity like the fed did
or what happens to the model in a slowly increasing environment? >> good question. what we find is at the beginning of the tightening of the fed, find the low interest rate. that is no problem for the market. the problem comes at the end of the cycle. so i can see the fed abandoning. i personally believe they will not be able to hold rates extraordinarily low until the end of 2014. i think they will abandon it, but i don't think that's going to harm the market. because a stronger economy,...
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i think that this is an environment where you can choose some value. i would emphasize more the growth sectors of the -- >> what would you tell people to do here? >> i think income coreiented stocks and bonds are the place to be over the next, say, three to six months until we have clarity. until we have higher growth. i think utilities will do pretty well. i think reits will do pretty well. high-yield bonds. >> jim, this market is desperate important some sort of clarity. they are not going to get it any time soon. what do you like here? >> they are not going going to get it now. i'm more defensive. i think it will be the return of capital and return on capital. i would stay probably in short-term treasuries. if you want to be speculative go with gold. i don't expect the market to do much in the next couple of months. one thing about looking at the sentiment numbers which is interesting, a lot of bullishness left market. there hasn't been a rise. everybody is still hoping that somehow there will be a magic announcement out there that will fix all of t
i think that this is an environment where you can choose some value. i would emphasize more the growth sectors of the -- >> what would you tell people to do here? >> i think income coreiented stocks and bonds are the place to be over the next, say, three to six months until we have clarity. until we have higher growth. i think utilities will do pretty well. i think reits will do pretty well. high-yield bonds. >> jim, this market is desperate important some sort of clarity....
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the other thing he said is the regulatory environment has gotten almost unanalyzable and that it's become an increasing problem for business. he said personally i'm going through an issue right now where because of a policy change it creates investment issues. we saw it happen in 2008. he went on about that. it's affecting real market enterprise that really got us to this point of growth and succ s success. i think there should always be some regulators, but the more regulatory issues we're dealing with, regulatory intervention, he said guys, is bad for the market. >> kate kelly at the salt conference with exclusive comments from phil fall kon, thanks very much. check in on the race to a thousand bucks a share. priceline with a commanding lead over apple and google. and citi's top analyst says the company has more room to grow. what to expect and what should you buy? mark mahaney joining us now. make the case for more price gains for priceline? >> i won't make the $1,000 price target claim, but i'll make the $850 price target claim. that would be a 20 multiple on a $42 to $43 in earnings
the other thing he said is the regulatory environment has gotten almost unanalyzable and that it's become an increasing problem for business. he said personally i'm going through an issue right now where because of a policy change it creates investment issues. we saw it happen in 2008. he went on about that. it's affecting real market enterprise that really got us to this point of growth and succ s success. i think there should always be some regulators, but the more regulatory issues we're...
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. >> so how do you invest in this environment? yesterday we heard they're going to be there providing more stimulus possibly as early as next week. apple was a miss last night, some of the revenues has been light, are there groups you would be buyer here? how do y want to be positioned into the end of the sumpl? do you think a sell off this summer or no? >> you clearly see the consumer weakening in overall spending and decelerating. the market and the economy is weakening clearly. what investors are doing are paying a big premium for quality and they're paying -- they're demanding a big discount for any kind of risk and volatility. i think that continues to the end of the year. you have a name like a wells trading at 2 x on a multiple bay suggestion, any of these banks we discussed, and some of the regionals trading. i think you will see some of the rich premium continue and some of the discount continue. >> are you expecting fu vulnerability or no? >> nothing in europe shocks me. the banks had to with tasered. this is an effectiv
. >> so how do you invest in this environment? yesterday we heard they're going to be there providing more stimulus possibly as early as next week. apple was a miss last night, some of the revenues has been light, are there groups you would be buyer here? how do y want to be positioned into the end of the sumpl? do you think a sell off this summer or no? >> you clearly see the consumer weakening in overall spending and decelerating. the market and the economy is weakening clearly....
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i think for the time being with softer earnings and a bit more risk in terms of macro environment i would be more careful. a balanced portfolio and stocks. >> yeah, and in terms of equities here, are you expected a good summer for the market or no? how do you think it plays out the rest of the summer? >> i think we could have choppiness in the months ahead. the companies you want are the highest quality companies you can buy. i don't think you go wrong with companies with high balance sheets and consistent profitability profiles. because we have gone sideways for ten years in the s&p you can find many of them have reasonable valuations. given the outlook, i think that's the way you want to focus your portfolio. >> and what are the main catalyst for investing? are you expecting the fed to put more stimulus on the table? >> i hope not, i want to see them energize naturally. i think one of the big catalyst would be that better levels of investment by businesses and better level of spending on the part of consumers, but i pray that that kinstacles frin front. we're in a contention election ye
i think for the time being with softer earnings and a bit more risk in terms of macro environment i would be more careful. a balanced portfolio and stocks. >> yeah, and in terms of equities here, are you expected a good summer for the market or no? how do you think it plays out the rest of the summer? >> i think we could have choppiness in the months ahead. the companies you want are the highest quality companies you can buy. i don't think you go wrong with companies with high...
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in terms of corporate bonds, we favor high yield and this yield hungry environment, high yield does provide a very nice income return of clients and we don't find the risk/reward that compelling. >> you also have a slight overweight in the gold market. and, you know, the timing on that is pretty good. we have seen a move in gold in the last couple of weeks. why do you like it? especially if we have further easing coming. >> it's particularly if we have further easing coming and i think you have seen the recent rally. the rally over the last 11 days in gold. pretty much a function of the fact that whether it's the draghi whatever it takes announcement or the bernanke whatever it takes announcement, central bank easing is on the way. and gold certainly benefits from any kind of fear around the debasement of the currency. >> sure. what would you stay away from? because making money for clients and making money in your own portfolio is also staying away from the wrong things. >> it is going to sound boring but the one asset class we're shunning right now is cash. certainly -- >> do you have any
in terms of corporate bonds, we favor high yield and this yield hungry environment, high yield does provide a very nice income return of clients and we don't find the risk/reward that compelling. >> you also have a slight overweight in the gold market. and, you know, the timing on that is pretty good. we have seen a move in gold in the last couple of weeks. why do you like it? especially if we have further easing coming. >> it's particularly if we have further easing coming and i...
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i think we are in a very low yield environment given the low yield environments we have. and the potential for a slow down. i think there is still the potential for further disruptions. i don't think they're cheap. >> thanks so much for your time. >> tim as a diversifier, are you in treasuries. >> my fixed income, i had a lot of emerging market debt. for as long as people have been trying, people have been getting burned. direct interest from the streets. >> next trade here. when you think of safety trades, firearms may not be the first thing in my mind. >> mike, good to speak with you. >> background checks are done by the fbi. they are point of sale checks. and you can adjust those checks to remove concealed carry permits and get a very good proxy for firearm sales. they were up off of a very strong count for the year before as well. sales this past six months are up over 20%. >> margins, june 28, margins were spectacular. they blew away. a name we talked about for a while. i think valuations are still fair. the stock is well mentioned as more than doubled here. >> this
i think we are in a very low yield environment given the low yield environments we have. and the potential for a slow down. i think there is still the potential for further disruptions. i don't think they're cheap. >> thanks so much for your time. >> tim as a diversifier, are you in treasuries. >> my fixed income, i had a lot of emerging market debt. for as long as people have been trying, people have been getting burned. direct interest from the streets. >> next trade...
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technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. >> back to the big story. selling 22 million shares of facebook. he is retaining a $5.6 million stake. this is part of a preplanned sale. more on the story from julie who joins us once again on the fast line. >> so
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accounting is difficult enough but when you start talking about regulatory reporting in this kind of environment in the futures commission merchant broker dealer it gets very very complicated remember a global was spun out of a million financial which bought refco this is a firm that's been around for a long time have been under the scrutiny of regulators for a long time so if they thought that they were able to identify how much they had to work with how much customer assets they could use potentially to fund the proprietary trades by using various methods or looking at it in alternative way looking at intra day versus end of day balances they probably tried to do everything they could in order to squeeze a little bit more out so that they could send money off to london to cover the margin requirements. to maturity transactions and i think that's what they do it it may have been strictly within the confines of the u.k. or u.s. law the problem is they were on the edge that they went very close to the edge and perhaps over the edge then they came back then they probably went completely off the de
accounting is difficult enough but when you start talking about regulatory reporting in this kind of environment in the futures commission merchant broker dealer it gets very very complicated remember a global was spun out of a million financial which bought refco this is a firm that's been around for a long time have been under the scrutiny of regulators for a long time so if they thought that they were able to identify how much they had to work with how much customer assets they could use...
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it was just a very festive environment. it was a very social environment. but then you know that these people are capable of murder. >> this prisoner freely admits to the murder that brought him to prison. >> translator: it was an assassination. my cousin was murdered. in our family it is a custom if blood is spilled it needs to be spilled on the other side also. so the guy was killed. i am a bedouin. my grandfather is also a bedouin. the customs are very strict. you have to respect all customs, even if it is to die for the custom. >> translator: no, no, it's very hard. because with us, we respect the elders. that's basic. they say a word, it's holy. the truth is, my family is certainly proud. i told you already, it's our custom. >> inside the prison, the family have gained a reputation as a formidable crime family. >> translator: when i came to prison, everyone knew our story. which family i belonged to. we have a background. we are a large family. a lot of members. there are almost of 20 us here. where we live, we have a very high status. and everyone res
it was just a very festive environment. it was a very social environment. but then you know that these people are capable of murder. >> this prisoner freely admits to the murder that brought him to prison. >> translator: it was an assassination. my cousin was murdered. in our family it is a custom if blood is spilled it needs to be spilled on the other side also. so the guy was killed. i am a bedouin. my grandfather is also a bedouin. the customs are very strict. you have to respect...
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in the op-ed, he calls the bank's environment toxic and destructive. he lays the blame firmly at the feet of lloyd blankfein and gary coen writing when the history books are written about goldman sachs, they may reflect they lost hold of the firm's culture on their watch. in a memo to employees, blankfein expressing regret over his assertion writing his views do not reflect our culture. what's best for goldman's bottom line, sometimes at the expense of clients. clients referred to as muppets by five of his superiors. me writes while everyone's entitled to an opinion, it's unfortunate that an individual opinion about goldman sachs is amplified in a newspaper. he and his president gary cohn go on to tell employees we're far from perfect, but we've responded to problems seriously and substantively. washington is already taking note, giving goldman's been harshly criticized over the past two years by lawmakers in the wake of the financial crisis. this afternoon, representative elijah cummings issuing a statement claiming the op-ed is a sign goldman hasn't
in the op-ed, he calls the bank's environment toxic and destructive. he lays the blame firmly at the feet of lloyd blankfein and gary coen writing when the history books are written about goldman sachs, they may reflect they lost hold of the firm's culture on their watch. in a memo to employees, blankfein expressing regret over his assertion writing his views do not reflect our culture. what's best for goldman's bottom line, sometimes at the expense of clients. clients referred to as muppets by...
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but between what's happening in europe with a slowdown in china, with a new regulatory environment, with capital markets dead in the water in the united states, there are a fair amount of issues that pandit is focused on. one area i focused on with him was the idea of head count reductions. we have seen this company shed assets aggressively in 18 months. i asked him if they were done with that. from that answer i get the sense he is there's close to being done in terms of cutting jobs but the issues are very, very high in terms of what this bank is facing and the industry is facing as we go forward. of course, he was at the new york stock exchange today to celebrate 200 years at -- for the company. citi. celebrating 200 years. this is an obviously historic moment for the company and it's evolved so dramatically in the last couple of years. but it will continue to evolve. here's what he had to say about head count reductions. >> are you done with the head count cuts or are there more kutds coming to head count? >> third, fourth quarter last year and earlier this year decided that we had t
but between what's happening in europe with a slowdown in china, with a new regulatory environment, with capital markets dead in the water in the united states, there are a fair amount of issues that pandit is focused on. one area i focused on with him was the idea of head count reductions. we have seen this company shed assets aggressively in 18 months. i asked him if they were done with that. from that answer i get the sense he is there's close to being done in terms of cutting jobs but the...
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. >> how do you want to be invested in this environment. let's say the economy weakness that suggests we see pretty good job numbers. we will see a return to risk assets and they are trying to protect the 12%. i think that's responsible for the pullback on the qe story from yesterday. the spain bond auction. but when we see employment just gradually continue and same-store sales, we see th consumer improving, employment improving. i think they will be buying equities, corporate bonds. >> and what do you think, larry? how do you want to be invested in this environment? >> i agree with steven on that one. i think bernanke is going to open the prospect because he doesn't want to see rates going up. i think he will continue to say there's na possibility. think about how little bond yields have gone up given this market rally. that tells you you should keep buying stocks. in other words, higher bond yields are not going to interrupt this thing. >> 2014. we've got to believe them about that. gentlemen, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> up n
. >> how do you want to be invested in this environment. let's say the economy weakness that suggests we see pretty good job numbers. we will see a return to risk assets and they are trying to protect the 12%. i think that's responsible for the pullback on the qe story from yesterday. the spain bond auction. but when we see employment just gradually continue and same-store sales, we see th consumer improving, employment improving. i think they will be buying equities, corporate bonds....
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we like people to be well hedged in this environment and from 1340 to 1360 we're looking to have people augment those hedges. >> we're going to leave it there. gentlemen? >> thank you for joining us here at the new york stock exchange. heading towards the close and getting stronger as well, dow up 82 points. >> bill clinton now apologizing to the president for something he said on this program to me earlier this week. bill griffeth and i will discuss the bizarre aftermath of clinton suggesting that the tax cuts should be temporarily extended. what a week. >> that began the week. and after the bell maria brings you the latest on her exclusive on the hundreds and millions of losses apparently mounting at ubs from facebook's glitchy ipo. medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-po
we like people to be well hedged in this environment and from 1340 to 1360 we're looking to have people augment those hedges. >> we're going to leave it there. gentlemen? >> thank you for joining us here at the new york stock exchange. heading towards the close and getting stronger as well, dow up 82 points. >> bill clinton now apologizing to the president for something he said on this program to me earlier this week. bill griffeth and i will discuss the bizarre aftermath of...
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i think it's challenging to move from global macro environment. in the past i think the correlation between equity performance and gdp growth has been quite low. i expect a lot of your investors will be surprised if you go back to march of twine, they have rebounded since that point. so, i think there are a lot of investors who are missing a strong market. and this doom and gloom we get pounded with are causing investors to miss an opportunity. >> and you're seeing investors out of it. what are you seeing in terms of clients? the retail seeing to have left this market. where are you seeing the flow of money these days? >> investors are scared. they're staying heavily invested in cash. that's good for our fixed nm business that is about 17% of our assets. >> sure, let's look at assets under management. they have been disappointing. assets under management are down. what's the strategy, what will you do to reverse it and get inflows back into your funds. >> the first thing i would like to talk about is the wonderful joint venture. that deal has the
i think it's challenging to move from global macro environment. in the past i think the correlation between equity performance and gdp growth has been quite low. i expect a lot of your investors will be surprised if you go back to march of twine, they have rebounded since that point. so, i think there are a lot of investors who are missing a strong market. and this doom and gloom we get pounded with are causing investors to miss an opportunity. >> and you're seeing investors out of it....
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hundred plus facilities that the university of phoenix has we have a very progressive online learning environment. we have something called phoenix connect that allows students to have a social network. you can post discussion questions. we have more than twenty thousand faculty members, chances are one of them is online when you need some assistance. i'm ron gdovic, i'm committed to providing my students with a twenty-first-century education and i am a phoenix. so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. that's why i take doctor recommended colace® capsules. i have hemorrhoids and yes, i have constipation. that's why i take colace®. [ male announcer ] for occasional constipation associated with certain medical conditions, there's colace® capsules. colac
hundred plus facilities that the university of phoenix has we have a very progressive online learning environment. we have something called phoenix connect that allows students to have a social network. you can post discussion questions. we have more than twenty thousand faculty members, chances are one of them is online when you need some assistance. i'm ron gdovic, i'm committed to providing my students with a twenty-first-century education and i am a phoenix. so i used my citi thank you card...
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we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can study the gulf's wildlife and environment for ten years. thousands of environmental samples from across the gulf have been analyzed by independent labs under the direction of the us coast guard. i'm glad to report all beaches and waters are open for everyone to enjoy. and the economy is showing progress with many areas on the gulf coast having their best tourism seasons in years. i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. we're committed to the gulf for everyone who loves it, and everyone who calls it home. [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about market volatility. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 in times like these, it can be tough to know which ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 way the wind is blowing. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 at charles schwab, we're ready with objective insights about ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 the present market and economic conditions. ttd#: 1-800-34
we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can study the gulf's wildlife and environment for ten years. thousands of environmental samples from across the gulf have been analyzed by independent labs under the direction of the us coast guard. i'm glad to report all beaches and waters are open for everyone to enjoy. and the economy is showing progress with many areas on the gulf coast having their best tourism seasons in years. i was born here, i'm still here and so is...
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we're talking about a high regulatory environment. who the heck knows what happens over the near term on the fiscal cliff. is it more prudent to stay on the sidelines? you want to look for specific situations? >> let's assume they're in. they're not traders. we're an advisory conference. they're in the market. i think to sell here, to just get nervous, panic, see what's on the news and to throw it in is not prudent. we're coming into thanksgiving. you have good seasonality. i think we get a lift. when we get a lift, if you are this person who says i need to take some risk off the table, that's when you do it. so if you're looking to go into 2013 and you are uncertain, as i am, i think we have a lot fourth go down. so if you're a trader, i think you can trade this to the up side. if you're a longer term investor, you get a pop, you take some off the table and you re-evaluate like in six months. >> that's the strategy. wait for a gain so you're not selling out at the bottom here. >> i think selling in the red today is not prudent. >> ok
we're talking about a high regulatory environment. who the heck knows what happens over the near term on the fiscal cliff. is it more prudent to stay on the sidelines? you want to look for specific situations? >> let's assume they're in. they're not traders. we're an advisory conference. they're in the market. i think to sell here, to just get nervous, panic, see what's on the news and to throw it in is not prudent. we're coming into thanksgiving. you have good seasonality. i think we get...
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especially if you have an environment defined by low gdp and negative interest rates. investors up to this point have been going after what one would expect is most valued and that's growth in income. they have been going at it as an either/or proposition. what i think is most attractive in the short run and especially in the long run is those securities that offer a combination of both. i think it adds a little income and a little growth, and that's a very attractive profile. i would not ignore other asset classes or the rest of the capital structure also. i opportunities are there, but it will take work in terms of finding those, be they're there. >> maria, i don't think anybody is thinking long term right now. if you look at the last hour of trading, eight of the nine sessions prior to trading the market was up. this is just traders in this market here, nobody in for long term. >> for sure, thank you very much, we'll see you soon. >> a late day rebound loses steam, we have bob on the floor of the nyse right now. >> we were down 110 points, things improved, and we we
especially if you have an environment defined by low gdp and negative interest rates. investors up to this point have been going after what one would expect is most valued and that's growth in income. they have been going at it as an either/or proposition. what i think is most attractive in the short run and especially in the long run is those securities that offer a combination of both. i think it adds a little income and a little growth, and that's a very attractive profile. i would not...
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looks like a tougher environment for them to be successful across borders, across time zones. what we're seeing in realtime are banks deleveraging and most of them are coming back home. that's the situation in the u.s. and at least as much it's the situation in europe. these banks coming home is continuing to put real pressure on the european economy. >> speaking of which, bob, our markets are fixated on what's going on in europe. latest drama has to do with spain and whether they ask for aid from the ecb. there was a rumor out today that maybe they'd set up a line of credit. how do you think that resolves itself? >> well, that's the topic we've been discussing here at stanford. i think the general sense is mario draghi, the head of the ecb, has offered a pathway and bought some time. but now the key players have to act. they have to act on the reforms on their fiscal and structural side, but also in particular, spain is likely going to need to face this step. this is something that under their democratic process only they can decide. there's sensitivity with others in germany
looks like a tougher environment for them to be successful across borders, across time zones. what we're seeing in realtime are banks deleveraging and most of them are coming back home. that's the situation in the u.s. and at least as much it's the situation in europe. these banks coming home is continuing to put real pressure on the european economy. >> speaking of which, bob, our markets are fixated on what's going on in europe. latest drama has to do with spain and whether they ask for...
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over a five or six year period, it starts to get tough, but in a low interest rate environment people still need to save, have annuities, and it will help soften the blow of some of the money mum higher guarantees. i don't see it has a big spike, i think we will work through it this some way, i think there is a very strong economy under lying all of the headlines. >>. >> what about europe? >> i see some of it slowing down in our company, but i think europe will get it's problems resolved. you're taking, we think about our own country with one central government and -- >> on the euro zone, and the european unions much bigger, but when you have a crisis, that forces people to take action, and that's starting to happen in europe. i think it will be slow, tough, but i believe they will get there. >> any update on your health, we want to know how you're doing. >> i just had a scan done two weeks ago. the doctor to his surprise said it's completely negative, so the chemotherapy i'm on is supposed to stop the cancer and slow it down, in my case i'm fortunate it's eliminated. i'm not cured, i
over a five or six year period, it starts to get tough, but in a low interest rate environment people still need to save, have annuities, and it will help soften the blow of some of the money mum higher guarantees. i don't see it has a big spike, i think we will work through it this some way, i think there is a very strong economy under lying all of the headlines. >>. >> what about europe? >> i see some of it slowing down in our company, but i think europe will get it's...
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and environment may be seen as very popular videos online too which illustrate the points he makes and we're so happy to have you on the show thanks for being here welcome back to capital account lawrence my pleasure let's get started because it's ours to now i think that the subprime comparison to this sovereign debt crisis comparison which i actually saw on your blog is. really interesting because both were built on leverage supported by collateral that has become really increasingly dubious arcade to the point that it's no longer a was no longer being accepted i guess the question is what's really the common theme here because mortgages are obviously different than sovereign but they're exhibiting the same qualities absolutely one of the common themes here is that two thousand and eight was really in insolvency crisis that was precipitated with a liquidity crisis two great things came together to give us two thousand and eight the insolvency was we had all of these mortgages which were really fundamentally not worth the paper they were written on in many cases and then we had a liqu
and environment may be seen as very popular videos online too which illustrate the points he makes and we're so happy to have you on the show thanks for being here welcome back to capital account lawrence my pleasure let's get started because it's ours to now i think that the subprime comparison to this sovereign debt crisis comparison which i actually saw on your blog is. really interesting because both were built on leverage supported by collateral that has become really increasingly dubious...
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. >> isn't this the kind of environment that you want to buy? you want to buy when things look the bleakest, don't you? >> it's not an isolated incident or a way of looking at it. if the market closes above 12,400, which it doesn't look like it's going to, it needs to stay up there for three or four days. stocks are 30% undervalued based on expected earnings. the question is, are they going to come in the way that they are forecasted? any time you have bond appreciation, sell out of your bonds. that's the most risky thing that you have because bonds are overvalued at this point. sell out of those bonds, look at utility stocks, master limited partnerships. if you see oil down in the low 80s, you pick up a yield of 8, 9%. possible total return. that's where i would be. >> that's a good yield. nice move in the number of these banks but we know how much market value has been lost in the last several months? what's the catalyst for long term? >> the money traders are going to trade with europe all the time. if you look at the other banks that are mor
. >> isn't this the kind of environment that you want to buy? you want to buy when things look the bleakest, don't you? >> it's not an isolated incident or a way of looking at it. if the market closes above 12,400, which it doesn't look like it's going to, it needs to stay up there for three or four days. stocks are 30% undervalued based on expected earnings. the question is, are they going to come in the way that they are forecasted? any time you have bond appreciation, sell out of...
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melissa: a cleaner environment. better for the ozone. all that kind of stuff. melissa: no such thing as an entirely benign energy source. for wind power, ure. fewer emissions. what you do is kill 440,000 birds each year according to the federal government. now, they are reducing emissions. our missions have declined to 70 percent since 1980. our air is pretty darn a plane right now. all we're doing is ready one form of energy or environmeal harm for another. melissa: one of this-that you drill down on is one that draws the bananas. if you go to the department of energy website and they compare the cost per kilowatt hour of generating alleges the, the tomb of the some pretty interesting numbers. this is a part of energy. they said the cost of producing solar energy is $0.15 per kilowatt hour. i really don't tink the prices are actually that close. they also say because we're showing on the screen right now. wind production, over nine and a half cents per kilowatt hour. wind is cheaper thancoal. what is wrong with their mass? >> that is not true at all. if we str
melissa: a cleaner environment. better for the ozone. all that kind of stuff. melissa: no such thing as an entirely benign energy source. for wind power, ure. fewer emissions. what you do is kill 440,000 birds each year according to the federal government. now, they are reducing emissions. our missions have declined to 70 percent since 1980. our air is pretty darn a plane right now. all we're doing is ready one form of energy or environmeal harm for another. melissa: one of this-that you drill...
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power trucks and factories that are cleaner and cheaper proving we don't have to choose between our environment and our economy. [ applause ] >> by the way, it was public research dollars over the course of 30 years that helped develop the technology to extract all this natural gas out of shale rock. reminding that government supported is critical in helping business to get new energy ideas off the ground. [ applause ] >> what is true for natural gas is just as true for clean energy. in three years, our partnership with the private sector has already positioned america to be the world's leading manufacturer of high-tech batteries. because of federal investments, renewable energy has nearly doubled and thousands of americans have jobs because of it. when brian weatherby was laid off from his job making furniture, he worried that at 55 no one would give anymore a second chance. but he found work another energetics at wind turbine factory. before that they only made luxury yachts. today they are hiring workers like brian, who said i am proud to be working in the industry of the future. our experie
power trucks and factories that are cleaner and cheaper proving we don't have to choose between our environment and our economy. [ applause ] >> by the way, it was public research dollars over the course of 30 years that helped develop the technology to extract all this natural gas out of shale rock. reminding that government supported is critical in helping business to get new energy ideas off the ground. [ applause ] >> what is true for natural gas is just as true for clean...
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power trucks and factories that are cleaner and cheaper proving we don't have to choose between our environment and our economy. [ applause ] >> by the way, it was public research dollars over the course of 30 years that helped develop the technology to extract all this natural gas out of shale rock. reminding that government supported is critical in helping business to get new energy ideas off the ground. [ applause ] >> what is true for natural gas is just as true for clean energy. in three years, our partnership with the private sector has already positioned america to be the world's leading manufacturer of high-tech batteries. because of federal investments, renewable energy has nearly doubled and thousands of americans have jobs because of it. when brian weatherby was laid off from his job making furniture, he worried that at 55 no one would give anymore a second chance. but he found work another energetics at wind turbine factory. before that they only made luxury yachts. today they are hiring workers like brian, who said i am proud to be working in the industry of the future. our experie
power trucks and factories that are cleaner and cheaper proving we don't have to choose between our environment and our economy. [ applause ] >> by the way, it was public research dollars over the course of 30 years that helped develop the technology to extract all this natural gas out of shale rock. reminding that government supported is critical in helping business to get new energy ideas off the ground. [ applause ] >> what is true for natural gas is just as true for clean...
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i think this has been a very good environment. if you look at the housing numbers, the home builders have been a fans tick run. this should be some type of a corollary for some of the money center bapgs. you can see that at least there is some strength in the housing market. i'm not saying we are off to the races here but there is no question that the trends and troughing and building a base, building permits, those are very, very impressive numbers. the headline was not that great. i think this is very good overall for the banks. it works. they are making loans. take a look at comerica. there is a recovery underway. these are the banks you want to be looking at. >> will there be hints of further easing from the fed? joining us now, senior economist. drew, always great to see you. >> good to see you. >> doesn't the fed have to extend for a certain amount of time? >> well, you could make that argument. >> the time to get off is when someone else is sitting on it. right now greece is sitting on it. they have the perfect tupt to exit
i think this has been a very good environment. if you look at the housing numbers, the home builders have been a fans tick run. this should be some type of a corollary for some of the money center bapgs. you can see that at least there is some strength in the housing market. i'm not saying we are off to the races here but there is no question that the trends and troughing and building a base, building permits, those are very, very impressive numbers. the headline was not that great. i think...
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freaks, they'll use something to control people and used it for y2k and there are control freaks on the environment. >> have you noticed even in your intro, you heard them citing one scientist. it's never a collection of scientists, never a consensus of scientists, it's always they're referencing of one particular scientists. >> and in fact, it almost is always a consensus of scientists. in this case, one person they were quoting. with all due respect to you, ben, as you like to say, i'll go with the scientists over your opinion on global warming, this is someone who studies it for a living. >> and there are many who have a very different point of view. >> there are a million of people who study it. >> adam, the consensus has not been met among scientists on this issue or that it actually plays a part in the global warming phenomenon they've come up with somehow, so you should probably know that there is not a collective viewpoint. >> and whether there is or not. i think you want to make 100% sure before you plunk down to address something. >> and that's what i worry about. >> i don't want to be li
freaks, they'll use something to control people and used it for y2k and there are control freaks on the environment. >> have you noticed even in your intro, you heard them citing one scientist. it's never a collection of scientists, never a consensus of scientists, it's always they're referencing of one particular scientists. >> and in fact, it almost is always a consensus of scientists. in this case, one person they were quoting. with all due respect to you, ben, as you like to...
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>>> leadership skills, and discipline on the job adaptability and flexibility in a very fast-moving environment stance military folks deal with on a daily basis. cities of the intangible skills that the sorts of veterans will bring to microsoft. and with the words in iraq and afghanistan the military recruiter expects more veterans will soon be looking for non-military jobs. mark september was looking for a few new friends today. friends of money for his public stock offering later this month. but anthony mason tells us why experts are wary of this most highly anticipated that plo in years. these books 27 year-old ceo was mobbed like a rock star as he visited potential investors in europe today. in a video for this road show the founder of the social network says these books mission is to make the world more open and connected. >>> already face book has more 900 million monthly users. but the initial stock offering hope will be open to most of them the bulk of the shares will go to institutions only a small fraction are expected to be available to ordinary investors. in colorado keith lewis an
>>> leadership skills, and discipline on the job adaptability and flexibility in a very fast-moving environment stance military folks deal with on a daily basis. cities of the intangible skills that the sorts of veterans will bring to microsoft. and with the words in iraq and afghanistan the military recruiter expects more veterans will soon be looking for non-military jobs. mark september was looking for a few new friends today. friends of money for his public stock offering later...
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be -- i work in a state that works very hard to lure business to south carolina with a favorable tax environment and i'll be very concerned if the administration starts using this language not only internationally but domestically as well. >> there's no risk of that. >> mr. chairman, first of all i want to associate myself with the remarks of my colleague from florida, ms. kcastor and the amount that -- we have the worst problem in the country in florida, i can't tell you the exponential increase in calls by some constituents to our office, a lot of our case work is having constituents limit the damage to their lives. so it's really important. >> i couldn't agree with you more. and we're happy to walk you through what we think the irs can do. >> that would be great. >> specifically and i had a chance to talk to mr. zines about this as well. but i was glad to hear some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle in reference to their grandchildren and the concern they have about the long-term impact of deficits on their grandchildren's lives because, you know, that to me means that there's a
be -- i work in a state that works very hard to lure business to south carolina with a favorable tax environment and i'll be very concerned if the administration starts using this language not only internationally but domestically as well. >> there's no risk of that. >> mr. chairman, first of all i want to associate myself with the remarks of my colleague from florida, ms. kcastor and the amount that -- we have the worst problem in the country in florida, i can't tell you the...
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we see a very robust environment for them over the next few years. >> yeah. marshall's area of expertise but would help consumers in the middle of the country. even those on the coast could suffer from the higher oil price. might be tough for those companies including all but the two downgraded at raymond james. marshall, thanks so much. >> just ahead on "street signs," herb's dang good disaster du jour. and a super sweaty sunshine-induced disaster. >>> could wall street be ready to friend the gem? is an diamond etf on the way? back after the break. nditions. one that continually monitors and corrects for wheel slip. we imagined a vehicle that can increase emergency braking power when you need it most. and we imagined it looking like nothing else on the road today. then...we built it. the 2012 glk. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. for exceptional offers how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live vide
we see a very robust environment for them over the next few years. >> yeah. marshall's area of expertise but would help consumers in the middle of the country. even those on the coast could suffer from the higher oil price. might be tough for those companies including all but the two downgraded at raymond james. marshall, thanks so much. >> just ahead on "street signs," herb's dang good disaster du jour. and a super sweaty sunshine-induced disaster. >>> could wall...